Damian mercer

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Damian Mercer set up Cavity Extraction in 2014 and is the first to admit his company shouldn't be needed or indeed as successful as it is. Cavity wall insulation shouldn't fail! But it does, and it is an unknown national scandal having a severe impact on not only public housing but also privately owned homes up and down the country with approximately 50% of UK homes anticipated to have failed cavity wall insulation. Over the last 18-24 months, Damian Mercer has been working tirelessly, lobbying for a change in legislation to ensure that this does not happen again and that those impacted are fairly renumerated. Damian's efforts have included meetings with then local conservative MP, Katherine Fletcher, who visited the Cavity Extraction Ltd office and more recently an appearance in front of hundreds of MPs at Westminster Hall in London. Damian's Westminster trip was specifically to shine a light on a cavity wall insulation scandal that has impacted over 100 people in Burnley alone, centred around the collapse of SBB Law, who were managing hundreds of no-win, no-fee cases for victims of failed cavity wall insulation. The law firm collapsed in 2023 and as a result, its clients were slapped with huge bills to pay, with one victim owing £36,000. Following a meeting of around 100 Burnley-based victims earlier this year, Damian went to present their arguments to MPs at Westminster, passing on key messages from the community and fighting for a solution for those affected and living in fear of bailiffs and rising debt. Just as it felt like headway was being made and the right people were being made aware of the regional scandal and bigger nationwide situation at play – which matches that of the recent post office enquiry – an election was called and alas, a totally new government in place, bringing everything back to square one but Damian is determined to keep fighting the fight.